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Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2018-0164
    Requester Type This request relates to the measures in Budget 2019 which will increase (from March 2019) the payment to asylum seekers, may be called 'direct provision allowance' or could be referred to as the 'daily expenses allowance'. I appreciate that this is generally within the remit of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I wish to access under FOI Act 2014, the following: All documents between Minister Charlie Flanagan and/or documents between Justice officials engaging with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on proposing/discussing/agreeing this increase; All documents
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    08/03/2019

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    Requester Type between Minister Flanagan and/or officials within Justice had with all other Government Departments, their Ministers and/or officials, and agencies, such as TUSLA, Reception and Integration Agency, INIS etc., proposing/discussing/agreeing this increase. Any discussion of this increase that took place between the Department of Justice with non-government agencies/bodies (such as non-governmental organisations) before the increase was announced in Budget 2019, and after the increase was announced in Budget 2019.
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    08/03/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0025
    Requester Type Copies of the six submissions made to the Department of Justice on possible defamation reform that have yet to be published.
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    08/03/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0069
    Requester Type Copies of all correspondence between the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Jobs/Business, Enterprise and Innovation concerning employment permit applications from persons in the State without the permission of the Minister for Justice and Equality, or with a permission that does not entitle the applicant to enter or seek employment.
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    11/03/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0109
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    11/03/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0140
    Requester Type The following records and documents relating to the Labour Market Access (LMA) program operated by INIS since July 2018. Where information is available in a monthly format (showing changes over time), please provide it in that manner: • The number of applications for Permission to Access the Labour Market by international protection applicants. Breakdown to include both the total, the number approved, and number rejected. The number of applicants under the above program who have commenced employment in total, for example, the number of people for whom LMA5 (Labour Market Access Declaration Form) forms have been completed. Further breakdown to include number of self-employed, and the category of work (for example, job title or trade/profession) if this is available. • Records which show the total number of people currently in employment under the program over time. For example, the numbers of international protection applicants who were in employment during each month since Labour Market Access was introduced. • Number of LMA workers who have been required to contribute to the cost of their accommodation.
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    Requester Type Please include any further breakdown available in existing records such as: total contribution (in €) by all applicants and average per LMA worker.
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0155
    Requester Type • The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence and the British Immigration Minister on or around 20 December 2011 on Visa Data Exchange. • The Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Minister for Justice and Equality, and the British Home Secretary on or around 6 October 2014 concerning mutual visa recognition between Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    11/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0029
    Requester Type Complaints to the Department or the Minister from members of the public regarding Direct Provision centres, from 1 January 2018 to the present date.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    13/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0118
    Requester Type How many citizenship applications to Ireland have there been in each of the last five years, from the Lothian region, in Scotland.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    14/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0013
    Requester Type Audits completed by the Internal Audit in the Department of Justice that pertain to the Irish Prison Service, for the years 2017 and 2018. These include: • 2017 Midlands Prison • 2017 Portlaoise Prison • 2017 Limerick Prison • 2017 Prison Service Headquarters audit. • 2017 Prison Service – Review of Fire Safety Assurance • 2017 Control Failures Report Prison Service • Audits Completed to Q2 2018 Prison Service HQ Audit. Financial management, operations, procurement, governance, overpayments, human resources.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Requester Type • Audits Completed to Q2 2018 Prisons 1. Loughan House 2. Cork Prison • Audits Completed to Q2 2018 Control Failures Report - Prisons Vote • Audits Completed to Q2 2018 Control Failures Report - Justice Vote I also request any audits completed post-Q2 2018, on this same topic.
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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0055
    Requester Type Copies of all correspondence between the Department and any other individual/body in relation to: the expansion of pre-clearance facilities in Dublin and Shannon airports. The timespan for this should be from January 2018 to 15 January 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0057
    Requester Type All correspondence in relation to the Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017 received by the Department since June 2018.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0061
    Requester Type Details regarding expenses incurred by the Minister's visit abroad last year for St Patrick's Day, specifically: • The cost of travel and accommodation for the Minister. • The cost of travel and accommodation for any advisers or other staff. • The cost of any gifts (including shamrock) incurred by the Department for the trip. • Also, details regarding the same expenses incurred by the Junior Minister, associated staff and money spent on gifts to the above request.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0102
    Requester Type All Departmental correspondence - including emails, letters, briefings, reports, memos dated between August 2018 and February 2019 - in relation to the provision of emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in the Cavan- Monaghan region.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0128
    Requester Type • Copies of all correspondence from the Minister for Justice and/or the Department of Justice to the named person, since 1 January 2019. • Copies of all correspondence from named person to the Minister for Justice and/or the Department of Justice since 1 January 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    19/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0028
    Requester Type Complaints to the Department from residents in Direct Provision regarding their accommodation, any aspect of their living situation, or other issues with the asylum process from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    20/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0125
    Requester Type Copies of any reports, briefings, submissions, recommendations, memoranda or other such documents discussing the issue of lack of capacity in direct provision centres. This request to cover the period 1 January 2019 to 18 February 2019. Copies of any reports, briefings, submissions, recommendations, memoranda, or other such documents discussing the issue of homelessness among asylum seekers. This request to cover same period as above.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    20/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0123
    Requester Type All documents relating to the closure of the Ballaghaderreen refugee reception centre.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    21/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0094
    Requester Type All correspondence to and from the Department of Justice with external sources, relating to the Coroners Amendment Bill 2018, between 1 January 2018 and 5 February 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    22/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0180
    Requester Type Copies of any records held by your Department relating or referring to the so- called 'Momo Challenge'. This request to cover the period 1 January 2019 and 7 March 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    22/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0205
    Requester Type Full disclosure regarding the responsibility of the Minister for Justice Charles Flanagan as to the Private Security Authority.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    22/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0133
    Requester Type All correspondence (internal and external) relating to the issue of members of An Garda Síochána taking drugs.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    26/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0148
    Requester Type • The number of years a legal foreigner can spend in Ireland to be granted citizenship. • The total number of international students from 2015-2019. • The estimated number of Nigerian students doing their degree here in Ireland 2018/2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    27/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0154
    Requester Type • Document showing how many people have been refused entry into Ireland, and on what basis were they refused entry (were they refused based on possession of illegal drugs, fake ID? etc.) into Ireland over the period of 5 years. • Document stating how many Africans have been deported from 2010 till now and the reason for such deportation.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    27/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0085
    Requester Type All records relating to the appointment of the Department's Data Protection Officer (DPO). This includes records relating to: • The job description for the DPO role; • The steps taken to advertise or recruit for the DPO role, including details of any internal or external competition; • The criteria for the appointment of the DPO; • The qualifications of the DPO; • Any guidance or training given to the DPO; • The reporting arrangements for the DPO to "directly report to the highest management level"; • The steps taken to ensure that the DPO is independent and does not have any conflict of interest; and • The staff/resources/budget given to the DPO.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    29/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0093
    Requester Type • All correspondence between the Department of Justice and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the subject categorising in- country refugee costs as Overseas Development Aid in line with revised OECD guidelines. • All internal records related to this subject. The timeframe on this request is January 2017 to the present.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    29/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0129
    Requester Type Copies of any reports, submissions, memos, or other such review or explanatory documents prepared for the Minister (or his private office) or the Secretary General (or his private office) relating to so-called paedophile hunting gangs i.e. public groups who try and entrap paedophiles through the internet and social media. This request to cover the period 1 January 2017 to 18 February 2019.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    29/03/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0101
    Requester Type All correspondence - including emails, letters, briefings, reports, memos dated between November 2018 and February 2019 - between the Department of Justice's Restorative Justice Unit and religious congregations/orders in relation to the Magdalene redress scheme.
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    02/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2018-0124
    Requester Type Materials providing details on how many complaints were made against staff in direct provision centres in Cork to 19 November 2018; the nature of such complaints, and the outcome of such complaints i.e. sanctions taken, if any.
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    03/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2018-0125
    Requester Type Materials providing details on how many assaults if any by residents of direct provision centres in Cork city; the actions taken regarding such incidents; whether such incidents were against other residents or against staff the nature of any injuries, and the outcome of such incidents - i.e. what sanctions.
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    03/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2018-0126
    Requester Type Materials providing details on how many complaints were received from residents of direct provision centres in Cork this year to 19 November 2018, the nature of such complaints, and the outcomes of such complaints.
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    03/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0096
    Requester Type • Copies of the 66 complaints by those in direct provision referred to the RIA by the Ombudsman • Follow up documentation/investigations arising from these complaints.
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    03/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0124
    Requester Type Copies of all records held relating or referring to an incident at Mosney where a homeless charity tried to deliver items to asylum seekers but were refused access.
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    03/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0090
    Requester Type • Copy of contract of employment Commissioner Drew Harris An Garda Síochána. • Details of salary. • Details of other payments provided for in his contract of employment the OPW undertook works at a residential property in Dublin 8 which was made available to him. Please provide all information in your possession relative to this work, including but not limited to authorisation, cost both current and anticipated. Please indicate was this work carried out by OPW staff or on contract. • Please supply all details in your possession regarding the occupancy and tenancy of the property - including whether the residence is provided rent free or subject to charge. • Please specify any money paid to the Northern Ireland authorities in connection with his domiciliary visits to that place. • Please supply copies of all memos, correspondence, emails relating to this request.
    Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

    05/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0142
    Requester Type All correspondence and memos received and created by the Reception and Integration Agency in relation to the 2018 Christmas party hosted by the group "Our Table" for families in Direct Provision. Please include any correspondence from asylum seekers or DP centres in relation to whether families living in DP attended this event or not. I would like all records from December 2018 to 22 February 2019 on this subject.
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    05/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0161
    Requester Type Any Correspondence between the Department of Justice and Equality and An Garda Síochána regarding funding for the purchase of additional vehicles for the Garda Fleet in the period of 2018 and to 1 March 2019.
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    05/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0167
    Requester Type • All records which show air travel destinations, including individual cost, class and purpose of flights, for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service for 2018. • All records which show air travel destinations, including individual cost, class and purpose of flights, for the Reception and Integration Agency for 2018.
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    05/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0184
    Requester Type • The number of asylum seekers in direct provision who are currently working under the right to work in Ireland. • The number of applications made by asylum seekers living in direct provision centres for the right to work. • The number of complaints made to the Ombudsman by people living in direct provision, specifically about the right to work system.
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    05/04/2019

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    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0191
    Requester Type A record of all correspondence (internal and external) and documents, including but not limited to letters, emails, briefing documents, draft briefing documents, memos meeting notes and other records associated with the following lobbying activity and meetings: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/37371/unicef-ireland.
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    05/04/2019

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    09/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0065
    Requester Type A copy of any material submitted to the Department during the period 1 January 2018 to 22 January 2019 relating to Tralee Courthouse, solely in relation to the area of a possible relocation. Any complaints received by the department relating to the condition of Tralee Courthouse during 2017 and 2018.
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    09/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0132
    Requester Type A copy of any Department notes, minutes, memos and follow-up communications in relation to the meeting(s) between Minister Charlie Flanagan and the Bar Council of Ireland in January 2019.
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    11/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0081
    Requester Type All electronic correspondence including email, texts, WhatsApp messages and any other form of electronic communications between Ministers in the Department and the Secretary General of the Department between the period 1 December 2018 and 29 January 2019.
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    11/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0156
    Requester Type • Any correspondence regarding conditions of Direct Provision Centre’s between the Minister and his Ministers. • Minutes of the meeting in which conditions of the direct provision centres where discussed. • In excel the numbers of migrants placed in these centers, where they are and for how long. • In excel the Governments' expenditure in regards to this and who it is paid too • Any correspondence in regards to securing direct provision centers.
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    11/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0185
    Requester Type The number of people arrested / charged / prosecuted under Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017 from its inception in March 2017 until 5 March 2019.
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    11/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0202
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    12/04/2019
    Request Reference DOJ-FOI-2019-0207
    Requester Type All correspondence with named company and its representatives and the Department since 1 January.
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